A mundane note: My official permission, including a ghastly caricature of self, to leave the United States of America has been received. It's much smaller than my old passport (issued in 1975, probably before some of you readers were born), which is army green, with the number perforated on each page, my photo (what ever happened to that poor child) actually glued on with an original signature required on the photo itself, and only two pages of important information - for instance "Travel in Disturbed Areas: If you travel in disturbed areas, you should keep in touch with the nearest American consular office." Yes, I'll keep that in mind. "Immunizations: Under the International Health Regulations adopted by the World Health Organization , an International Certificate of Vaccination against smallpox may be required as a conditon of entry to any country." My, how the worm has turned.
Posted by Maura at March 17, 2004 11:33 AM